An “audit” is simply an examination or review of a project or work which is already completed. An Energy Audit consists of a detailed analysis of fuel costs, water and energy and also includes the outputs for a building or plant, facility or structure and makes recommendations concerning them. Energy Audit is becoming a vital service for any business owner or operator for the following reasons:
- To cut fuel expenses. Energy prices have skyrocketed over the past few years and are becoming very unpredictable, resulting in business owners having to search for ways to save on their energy bills.
- In many countries, new government legislation concerning industrial carbon emissions will result in additional taxation for those companies who fail to comply.
Therefore, an Energy Audit service is a critical step for businesses to take so that they may obtain professional opinions and recommendations on how to achieve realistic and tangible cost savings. The Energy Audit expands on the initial diagnostic phase by engaging the experience and skills of SFS’s professional team which uses the specific measurements and diagnostic tools for each energy source. In addition to identifying the various sources of energy use, our Energy Audit helps to prioritize the greatest-to-least cost effective opportunities for energy savings.
 
This type of Audit will identify all energy-conservation measures which are appropriate for the facility, based on its operating parameters, detailed observation of the behaviours, analysis of the energy contracts and utility bills and a description of the equipment.
 
A detailed financial analysis is conducted for each measure, based on implementation cost estimates, site-specific operating-costs savings and the client’s investment criteria. Sufficient detail is provided in order to determine project implementation.
 
The Energy Audit Report will consist of:
- An Action Plan in terms of the suppression of unnecessary energy consumption and the measures needed to achieve it.
- An inventory of all existing equipment and systems, reporting on their status.
- The results of measurements made by our tools in terms of energy consumption.
- A description of each measure taken, such as replacement of equipment and their predicted impact.
- An estimate of annual energy savings resulting from the measures and related investment and therefore the Return on Investment.